> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour, i'm jane dutton, live from doha. in the next 60 minutes - saudi arabia says it shut down a skud missile fired into territory by houthi fighters. an egyptian court removes the palestinian group hamas from its terrorists candidates in turkey make their last pitch for support ahead of parliamentary elections. pope francis takes a message of peace and reconciliation to

bosnia which is ethnically and religiously divided 20 years after the civil war we begin with the war in yemen. state tv says a skud missile fired by houthi rebels was shot down from sadr province hours after three saudi soldiers and a border guard were killed in an attack by houthis on border areas in jazan and naj ran this is it described as a destroyed outpost. the military says it defended

the attack. renegade soldiers allied to former president ali abdullah saleh and houthis were involved. for weeks there has been squirmishes on the border. saudi arabia said the air defense system shot down a scud mile, and they believe the target was an air base in the south-western city. >> the houthis - surprisingly, we didn't expect a saudi invasion. but for the houthis to invade 60 to 70km inside, and continue. this is a serious issue. saudi arabia they must deal with it seriously. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition began its invasion. since the air strikes have been hitting houthi positions in several areas.

the houthis and ali abdullah saleh loyalists are trying to take territory from tribes loyal to the government in exile. residents say their homes are hit by heavy weapons, and pro-government forces are resisting advances, but there are hopes to bring all sides to a settlement amid intense fighting. the u.n. says the houthis, and the president ali abdullah saleh's government agrees to send representatives to a meeting in june in geneva. >> it's looking hopeful, and the community hopes that they'll go to geneva, and resolve it. if the last two months showed the world anything, it showed us by bombing the yemeni people, it will not solve the problems. there has to be negotiations between the various parties. >> reporter: more than 2,000 died, and over a million displaced in the fighting. for now, all yemenis can do is hope for an end to the fighting.

. >> afghan security forces are said to be trying to retake control of the nearby jan gan district it's been hit by fighters after launching an sought in a province. saying they attacked the districts on all sides of badakhshan. nicole johnson is on the phone. what do you know about the battle under way. >> first of all, just to update you how the initial attack took place. it happened around 4:00am in the morning. hundreds of taliban descended on the district hours. they have taken control of that. we are told they had fighters from some of the central asian countries with them. they are in control of that district. and the district is 3-4 hours from the provincial capital. so it will take a little while for security forces to get to

bad abbing shan to take on the taliban. the numbers were high they were attacked on four sides. the afghan security forces retreated to the mountains as for the numbers of police killed. we are hearing that seven members have been killed, three hostage and the police have been hit hard in a lot of battles with the taliban. they seem to be on the front line of the fighting. as you said preparations are under way for security force, reinforcements to get to the area to try to retake the distribute. and people from the provincial council are telling us that they seriously need to try and take the district back. >> keep us updated as you hear the details. thank you

there has been casualties on government troops and allied forces in iraq. 22 iraqi soldiers and shia militias were killed after i.s.i.l. fired artillery shells at a military air base in the center of the country. it happened east of ramadi. the iraqi army retreated to this base after i.s.i.l. took control of the city last month the u.s.-led coalition conducted 15 air strikes in iraq, and four in syria targetting i.s.i.l. positions in both countries. in syria, the cities of hasaka were hit. the attacks were mainly in the anbar and salhudene provinces. more than 65 i.s.i.l. fighters were killed. the u.s. state department spokesman john kirby told al jazeera he doesn't expect a change in the u.s. strategy against i.s.i.l. in iraq

despite advances by the group. >> we know that the most important boots on the ground in iraq will be iraqi boots on the ground. prime minister haider al-abadi made that clear, that that is the army with which he wants the fight. our president, our commander in chief made clear that there is not going to be u.s. troops on the ground in a combat role. it doesn't mean we don't have troops there, as you well know. there's 3,000 troops advisors and trainers helping the iraqi security forces go after the enemy. i do not foresee that changing. we'll be monitoring the strategy as we execute it. i see no change in that at all from our perspective. >> i think it's important that we don't confuse tactical issues with strategic purpose. that is what may be happening here. nobody is trying to understate

what happened in ramadi. and no one is happy about what happened there. it was a technical defeat by the iraqi security forces. we understand that. prime minister haider al-abadi spoke about that. that's far from saying that the strategy is unsound. in truth, if you look at the last nine or 10 months that we operate against the group as a coalition, we make solid progress. >> to syria, where the army says it is now in full control of the town on the road in the province of idlib. meanwhile, government planes hit the rebel controlled town in northern aleppo. at least three people were killed in the attacks. there's ongoing fighting between rebel and i.s.i.l. in the east with the rebels saying they killed 30 i.s.i.l. fighters. an egyptian appeals court

threw out an appeal putting hamas on the terrorist look. in january it was ruled a terrorist organization, and extended it against a group a month later. hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood. cairo accused the group of helping fighters carry out attacks in sinai peninsula. a leading israeli human rights group says the fast majority of police investigations into violence against palestinians by israeli citizens living in illegal settlements result in no convictions. according to the organization 85% of all cases are closed because police failed to investigate crimes properly. we have this report. >> reporter: this man says he lives here. over a year ago he was attacked by a group of many who he says

are israeli citizens not for from his home. we are shown the x-rays taken after receiving surgery for 14 fractures to his leg, and two to his arm. >> i was harvesting when settlers start to throw steps at us. i tried to run away. i fell six of them beat me with a metal rod. no one has been arrested for charged for cutting he. >> according to human rights groups around the85% of police investigations are closed because israeli investigators failed to find the suspect or evidence to lay the charges. of cases investigated 7% lead to an indictment. around a third lead to a full or partial conviction. >> this person is with the

organization, and says the reason crimes against palestinians by israeli citizens go unpunished is because senior security officials appear to condone it. >> translation: it all starts from above. there's no will by some commanders to see the perpetrators as outlaws that should be punished. there are those that believe the motivation serves the country by expanding control over the territory. violence against palestinians is well documented. according to the u.n. office for coordination of humanitarian affairs, there were 399 assaults. al jazeera requested an interview with israeli police officials to comment on the findings of the report. they declined. this person is not surprised that police officials are unwilling to talk about the fact that settlers are rarely punished or the frequency of

which violence occurs. after a year of constant pain she certain his a -- he's certain his attackers will never be brought to justice. let's get more on the decision by an egyptian court to remove hamas from terrorists. we are joined on the line from gaza. thank you for talking to us. what is your response to the move? >> i think it's a good day, a nice moment. they are correcting mistakes done before. this is a fact that hamas is an organization they never committed action or crime against egyptian security. i think this may open the gait for a new era between hamas and egyptian authorities. we can move forward in order to arrange the relationship between hamas and the egyptian

authorities. all the time the situation is there, it's not healthy. >> no it has not been good since the overthrow of mohamed mursi, has it. >> sorry, say that again. >> i said your relationship has not been good since the overthrow of mohamed mursi, it's been particularly bad with egypt. >> i think after the june 2nd, saudi - i think maybe the egyptians misunderstand the position. some of them hamas, have action. they are kind of normal. >> i was going to ask - i was going to ask you what do you think has changed since the court ruling. hamas was involved in terrorists in the sinai area.

what's the conversation there. >> because of something else completely different to the past. all the time the political level, the sectarian level is in your mind. hamas was involved in the actions. hamas is out of the jurisdiction. i think it will open the eyes of the egyptian leaders in order to deal with hamas differently. in order to understand that hamas is not - is not walking in egypt. and it's insurance between hamas and the authorities. for example, to do - to do the reconciliations. they help to be more opposite. i expect that something positively happen

okay. telling us it's a good day for hamas. thanks for talking to us. stay with us on al jazeera. still ahead... [ gunfire ] ..the u.n. holds an emergency session as the number of ceasefire violations in ukraine continues. and we are on patrol with it ammian border police as -- italian border police as they say migrants at sea. and the champion's league final, barcelona and juventus attempt to complete a season treble. it is a time day of election campaigning in turkey, ahead of a vote seen as a performance test for the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan's ak party. the ruling party is seeking a fourth term, facing a myriad of challenges. we take a closer look.

>> there are now more than 2 million syrian refugees living in turkey. camps like this are symbolic of the devastating war raging there. these images are a stark reminder of the toll the war is having here in turkey. syrians fleeing the violence seek refuge in cities, like those in the capital, ankara. to date it's crossed the turkish government 10 billion to host them. critics say it's support for the syrian opposition and the refusal to do business with bashar al-assad regime worsened the crisis. and suggests that this is not the ak party's only diplomatic misstep. months before the uprising turkey enjoyed relations with damascus. so much so that governments held a joint cabinet meeting and agreed to scrap visa restrictions, and the cosy relations with egypt have soured after turkey voiced opposition to the 2013 military coup. and ankara has all but cut off ties and tel aviv following the 2008 war in gaza, and attacks

killing turks later. this is a professor of international relations, and is critical of the foreign policy. >> turkey is not an immediate power. turkey cannot take behaviour. you cannot take party for one side, and try to change the situation in one country. >> this man moved from the foreign ministry to become prime minister. he rejects accusations that the party interests are at the heart of the government's diplomacy. >> we proposed a proactive foreign policy, and based on certain venues, rather than interests, democracy, values like supporting human dignity turkey's foreign policy not only helped to define the rule of the ak party over the past decade, but created new

realities in world politics. the bid to become a regional power won turkey support and criticism. this man says that the criticism is not warranted. >> many actors blame turkey and turkish leadership for changing foreign policy orientation. this is not the case. when we look at the regional environment in which turkey is located, we see that the other sides of the relationship, other actors were changed dramatically. >> there's no doubt turkey's roll changed when the ak party came to power senior fellow in turkey and in kurdish studies at the al jazeera center joins me from istanbul.

glad to have you on the show. will you listen to the piece about regional happenings are when it comes to tuckey. it's a surprise that foreign people play an important role when it comes to the elections. >> thank you for having me. unfortunately he's not playing a big role in the elections. the election has been reduced to whether turkey should have a system in place or not. right now the bottle has been called while they should have a system. all other important its on the agenda has taken a back seat to the major, to the dominating agenda of the elections. nevertheless the crisis and elections will have significant impact on turkey's policy depending on who is going to be

the biggest winner. for the time being. the ak party is going to have a majority to form the single party government itself. if it does so, then i do - i don't expect a major rupture. >> but i'm hearing - sorry, it might be turkey's last election before a dictatorship. are these fears founded? >> well i mean in the election turkey is not voting on whether to elect a dictatorship. in turkey the political conflict has been tense, and the language never modelled and like the previous state, it's an election before syria, another was the last election before turkey broke up. turkey has not broken up and become a shia state. turkey is well integrated with the wider world. it has like a vibrant and active

population and upwards and mobile middle class. so... >> people are concerned about social media being regularry threatened there's a clamping of opposition there's fears of an islamist agenda... >> well i mean, the thing is that - well, definitely there are some of the aspects that are not doing well and there are some concerns. it is well founds-foundedwell-founded you know when it comes to aspects like corruption cases have not been dealt with in a proper way, and unfortunately people do expect a better deal with this aspect. nevertheless - nevertheless, i feel like we have to talk with the facts rather than the discord. turkey being more - turkey going down the road of a dictatorship.

the question is that what is the - right now what are the trends that tell us that turkey is on the road towards an islamic state or dictatorship. when you look at the structural factor at a certain level or if you look at trends i, myself cannot see a trend that are pushing turkey towards dictatorship or islamic state. >> good to get your thoughts. thank you very much the leader of the world's catholics, pope francis, held a mass for thousands of worshippers in the bosnian sary ava and urged bosnian, serb croat and muslims of the country to leave troubles behind. the visit coming at the end of the bosnian war, killing 100,000

people. laurence lee joins us from sayy evo, it's considered on important visit. what else is he going to be up to. yes, the message is about reconciliation. the mass in the olympic stadium the center peace is coming to an end. remarks earlier on were interesting. he met bosnian's three presidents they have a tripartite system. in his remarks he said in his opinion sarajevo sometimes known as the jerusalem of europe, and boz nian herzegovina could be a model of what could be achived. you thing there has been a lot of reconciliation already. he reinforced that in the way

it's been korea graphed. there's keep -- choreographed. there's deep divisions here from the parties that want greater autonomy for the serb community. there's croats that want the same thing. in part, the education system. things are not perfect by any means. certainly the majority tonne a human level. the majority of bosnians from the different groups very much echo what he is saying. there's a resonance of togetherness and unity and it has struck a cord in most communities. >> looets leave it there. he's there for a day, but let's listen in to the beautiful singing for a little bit.

[ singing ] beautiful, indeed. let's get the whether with richard of the parts of west africa is seeing bad flooding. >> looking nasty, dreadful explosion at the petrol station, made worse with people sheltering from the rain - 150 plus having lost their livesful when i run the satellite imagery, you see from east west. that's where the upper winds will be every four or five days in the easterly. at the same time it's the monsoon. the south-westerly going in. four or five day cycles, it's all coming together. there's rain for 58mm. it's a wet part of the world this time of year. nevertheless it's added up. 206mm in the space of four days.

meanwhile across the border. getting large rain fall totals. extremely wet conditions experienced. looking at the forecast. they indicate heavy rain over the next 24 hours. that moves further to the west. monrovey and liberia looks like they could get a pasting. we have significant storm systems in the region. looks as though it could remain wet across the regions. stay with us still ahead. 20 million nigerians suffer mental illness. many go without help. we have a special report. giving up the bullet for the ballot. the vigilantes turned candidates in mexico. >> i'm andy richardson at the

women's world cup in canada where women hope women in boots, rather than f.i.f.a. men in suits can grab the headlines. the headlines.

top stories on al jazeera, three soldiers and the border guard killed on an attack by houthis. saudi arabia air defenses shot down a missile. african security forces are

trying to take control of the district. taliban fighters seized it after making an assault the leader on the world's catholics held a mass in sarajevo. croat and muslims, the country leaving the troubled past behind 396 people in the capsizing of a chinese cruise ship making it a deadly disaster. more bodies were found friday night and saturday. many are still missing. the "eastern star" sang in the yangtze river. the captain and his first engineer are in police custody. 14 people survived. it's estimated that 2,000 migrants died or have gone missing trying to cross the

mediterranean trying to get to italy. italy received 46.5,000. then rescued by a unit that deals with flooding. we met some. >> reporter: the mugs is to patrol and protect the borders of italy, it goes behind na. at the forefront of the rescue operations of migrants makes the journeys across the sea. it's gratifying, especially when there are children. once there was a baby showing no signs. one of my colleagues massaged his stomach and the baby cid. it was emotional. when the sea is rough. we have to keep them calm bring them on board as quickly as possible.

they were thanking god. old and young. it is a state of art vessel, the newest in the street. that's about 18km. the fishing boats used by the traffickers are more difficult. researchers happened in international waters. where e.u. nations are patrolling by sea. this is a ship of the navy. we are 24 miles off the coast of libya. it's off the coast. this is where they are rescued. any boat in the area needs to identify itself. other it is searched. further away the german. there's a dingy on the street. later it was destroyed by fire. for a while this pope dominated

the horizon. they are all part of of the security established mission. it assists the italian forces and 6,000 reached the hours. there's no boarders in the sea. we'll go where it is. the beyond is the area bright blue, dubbed a safe area. here the ittialians are in charge of coordinating search and rescue operations. it's here that we saw the group rescue 250 people in a little more than an hour a few days ago. thousands more in the past. while the e.u. politicians mul over how to deal with the

influx. the unsung heroes comb the sea. india's prime minister narendra modi arrived in bangladesh. he is due to sign an historic landpack with the prime minister allowing tens of thousands on the border. they've lived in enclaves and being citizens of another. they are expect to sign trade deals. >> a stop in ukraine on the way to the g7. he is talking to president petro porashenko. he paid tribute to victims of a soviet era. that kilds millions in the 1930s. >> the u.s. defense secretary

said western sanctions failed to get russia to change its course over the ukranian conflict. ash carter called for steps to respond to moscow's behaviour, and they discussed the late he's fighting? eastern ukraine. nadim baba reports. >> reporter: ukranian army troops in the center of the town. they say it is firmly under control after two days of fierce fighting. it's left nearly 30 people dead, and some of the worst violence since the ceasefire deal known as the minsk agreement that ukraine and russia signed in february. ukraine's president petro porashenko told a news conference that 50,000 ukranian troops have been deployed in the conflict zone, reacting to a huge russian build-up, he says.

>> translation: is russian aggression impossible or not, i can tell you the amount of russian troops near the ukrainian border and the amount of troops in the eastern territory is unprecedented. >> reporter: that theme was taken up by the united nations envoy at a meeting in new york. >> the recent provocative steps indicate russia's intentions to escalate the confrontation in the process. the recent assaults are an intent of the russian side to exert military pressure on international players. on the eve of important international attempts. >> for his part russia's envoy accused kiev of killing civilians. >> i will not go into a discussion with my ukranian colleague on the charter of the united nations and international law and humanitarian law.

too many provisions of which has been violated by kiev. and the so-called ain't -- anti-terrorists, a punitive operation in the east of ukraine. addressing the session via video link, the deputy head of ukraine urged both sides to take steps to avoid more fighting. >> developments suggest that the military track has not been abandoned in favour of the political one. the events undermine the need to break the cycle of violence now, before further escalation takes place. the leader of the self-styled donetsk people's republic said the latest fighting killed around 400 soldiers. whether or not that is accurate, what some call a low-level war is far from over. in honedure as thousands have rallied against corruption in the capital.

demonstrators are demanding the resignation of the president after he admitted his election campaign took money from people linked to an embezzlement standard. he denied personal involvement the mexican government is sending troops and extra police to the south because of escalating violence. teachers threatened to block voting and attacked officers because of the unrest. vigilante leaders took up arms against drug cartels are now fighting for a sea in congress. john holman reports. >> reporter: this man is battling the brutal knights templar as a part of the movement taking over south-west mexico. he rose to prominence with a trademark some braro and high-powered rifle. now days the gun has gone.

he's found a job as a candidate for congress. he doesn't think much of the politicians that aband joned the state to criminals. he's a bunch of crooks. he sees himself as an outsider infiltrating the parties that looked him up in gaol after a shoot out in which his son and others died. >> translation: i have talked to vigilante groups and said that we need to attack from both sides. we need to get into the politician circle it might make it easier to get what we want. >> reporter: with the uprising petering out, now is the moment. the mott has been absorbed by the authorities into a new entity called the rural police force, complete with uniforms vehicles and salaries. the problem that provokes the

vigilantes remain. prime murder and a sense of neglect. the doctor is planning to swap the consulting room for a congressional run. she is close to the vigilante movement. the brother was one of the leaders until put in gaol. she continues the struggle by challenging the government in its open arena. >> reporter: i want what we lived through - the bloodshed, widows and orphans because relatives were imprisoned to act as a base for change, and help us to decide what we want for ourselves, not through kills armed uprising, but work and mutual help. >> the killing conditioned, and the vigilantes turned candidates proved targets for the local gangs. last month when we shot dead. they called off the campaign

stock in town. instead he used time to great supporters in his own village, and implored him to keep his words and not end up like the politicians he's fighting against. >> south korea has detected nine more cases of middle east respiratory system, known as m.e.r.s. 50 people have the violence. the health ministry says it traced the first cases to the first case that returned from saudi arabia. his wife has recovered and been discharged from hospital an estimated 20 million nigerians suffer from mental illness. many go without professional health. 130 psychiatrists in nigeria, which has a population of 174 million. the world health organisation estimates that only around 3% of the health goes to mental health.

treatments are expensive. patients have no choice but to turn to traditional heelers. >> this person was hearing voices telling her to harm herself. her family brought her here to a traditional doctor just outside of abuja. she believes that she is demonized, and is using herbs, leaves and other natural ingredients. >> when people come and tell me they have a problem with their head. i pray. god tells me the cause of the problems. these are the issues. when i give them herbs and leafs, god drains them of the problem. >> reporter: most nigerians suffering mental disorders, like depression anxiety and schizophrenia go to traditional doctors. that's because there's no

treatment for 90% of patients in conventional hospitals. some are referred here. it's a long way to travel for people in rural areas, and most nigerians live and expensive to get here. >> less than 10% of people with mental health living in nigeria ever get to see personnel. and i'm talking whether they see a doctor psychologist. psychiatrist. according to health officials, there are more than 20 million people suffering from various types of mental illnesses. >> to close the treatment gap doctors in nigeria, kenya, garner are starting a trial combining conventional treatment. it's founded by the national institute of mental health. they believe the trial will improve the services of

traditional doctors. >> people believe in them. that's why they go to them. they cannot be ignored. we need to improve what they do. we can't say we are going to wait for a psychologist or social workers. >> reporter: during the trial doctors, nurses and health workers will visit patients like medical facilities. if successful it's rolled out in as many places as possible. there's worries the programme may be too expensive. in the second part of our series on how countries deal with mental health, we look at how mental illness is recognised as a serious problem among young people. that's at 10 g.m.t. on sunday on al jazeera. >> in sport. the 37 year drought to claim one of the biggest prizes in u.s. sport could end on saturday. robin will be here with more on

that.

robin with the sports. >> champion's league takes place. barcelona in the fourth final kicks off against the kings, juventus the team of superstars containing a treble winning the special league and the copa del ray. juventus won the domestic cup. they haven't had champion's league success in 20 years.

>> translation: i think it's only fair it say that the team of players such as lionel messi, luis suarez and neymar are the favourites. of course they are the fair to say to win when they are lucky to have such players in the squad. when you make a team such as the others, i don't think we are the ubd dogs. -- underdogs, we have a chance. >> translation: juventus are a great team. we know it will be a difficult final. buffon is a great goal keeper. he's been with me in childhood, when i used to play against him on the playstation. canada is gearing up for the biggest world cup history. 24 countries will play. the sport will be showcased like never before. organizers hope the chaos at the

top of the fifa group will not undermine efforts. >> reporter: with a record number of teams taking part tickets sold and tv viewers set to watch. the world cup should be nothing other than a positive story for the women's game. canada one country taking the big prize. >> whether we are a role model to a young child, we get notes from mothers going through things saying "you pulled me through this", or fathers saying "you inspired my daughter and me to be the best version of myself. >> reporter: but the f.i.f.a. corruption scandal means it's men in suits, rather than women in boots that are the focus. they are forced to win the rights to host this tournament. we bid for the world cup. the soccer association engaging. and i said absolutely not. i put the bid for, and, quite frankly, we were the only

country that in the end bid. before this latest crisis sepp blatter did much to alienate himself from the women's game. when the women were voted on they welcomed them by saying ladies, are there ladies in the room. >> it would be hard to top the 2004 gaff when he suggested the best way to promote the game would be if the players wore tighter shorts. >> for many working in the game ignoring most of what sepp blatter said became the best tactic. . >> i think people ridiculed him for it. people see it as ridiculous. he behaves in that way, but there's tonnes of people in the great women's countries that promote the game and do great things for the game. >> reporter: f.i.f.a. funding helped the women's game grow beyond the stronghold.

thailand one of no less than eight countries making a debut. the next f.i.f.a. president will be under pressure to ensure women's football is essential to its plans. men and women are working together to develop it. everyone is centered. all the countries involved are making efforts to work on the women's programme and the men's. fans will fill the stadium for the game. hoping the quality of football rather than the quality of control will grab global attention. tennis - andy murray and novak djokovic return to court in a few minutes at the roland garros fighting for a place in the final. the semifinal suspended. novak djokovic was leading 2-1 at the time. tied at 3-3 in the fourth. the winner faces stanislaw wawrinka in the decider after he

beat jo-wilfried tsonga. that will be followed by the williams between serena williams and lucie safarova. williams can become the third player in tennis history to win 20 grand slam titles with history in boris. -- in paris. >> i think serena williams has a good chance to get to steffi graf's 22. she'll get there for sure. she should beat margaret court, if she can stay healthy and well. serena williams is an unbelievable athlete. >> a baseball spectator in the united states is ill after being struck in the head bay broken bat. the woman sitting with a husband and son for a game between the boston red sox. the battle had been shattered from a pitch. police say the injuries are life

threatening. >> it's been 37 years since a horse won the crown of racing in the united states. that could end on saturday. it has already won the derby, and the breakness states. and the 3-year-old can complete the drive ecta by winning the belmont in new york. the triple crown won 11 times. it was clinched in 1978. >> he looks great. he's - i feel confident when we lead him up there, as long as he breaks well the gale will be important. this track is deep. it can be a little loose. >> but the sport - it was hamilton on the timesheets and crashing on the day of practice. of nico rosberg and ham im tonne the faster around the track in the morning. heavy rain moved in on the afternoon.

soaking the track. before aqua planing off the track and going into saturday's qualifying session. >> the dramatic event of the past fortnight would be enough. making a film about the world's football governing body has been hitting the cinemas in the united states. united passions attracted interesting reviews. >> reporter: it's a movie that's been around for a year. with interesting timing it gets the u.s. opening this weekend. passions tells the story of f.i.f.a. world football's governing body. funded it gathered reviews. from the u.k. the guardian called it stalinist propaganda. the "new york post" described it

as tedious. amateurish and ill timed. it's the story of sports deals and politics not the fear of sporting movies. after the event of the last two weeks with corruption charges at the top of f.i.f.a., and the resignation of sepp blatter. some of the scripts take on significance. >> he's good at finding money. everything you need to run, but the slightest error... i don't know where the money goes i have my suspicions. >> it's only on in 11 cities and a handful of screens. the only cinema showing it - it's sharing a screen and the smallest at that. those that see the movie say it feels the movie with laughter it's unfortunate. it's not meant to be a comedy. it's ludicrous, and a ridiculous

bit of grandizing. it happens to be coming out in theatres, the same week sepp blatter, played by tim roth has retired in a storm of controversy, and many of the top-leading guys from f.i.f.a. have been taken out in handcuffs. the timing couldn't be better. the movie will be available on demand, and for a small fee, people will be able to watch it from home. >> i think the closing line from alan fisher sums it up. sepp blatter looks 30 years longer. i suspect there'll be another film. getting the truce. >> thank you for that. there's a full bulletin of news.

the world was shocked in 2001 when the afghan taliban blew up the statues. 15 years later the ancient city was declared the first capital of culture. we have this report. >> daylight creeps across the valley and it feels like the most peaceful place on earth. in others parts of the province the taliban is fighting afghan security forces. three giant caves loom over the valley - the scars left behind when the taliban blew up buddhist statutes in 2001. the destruction stopped the world. this has been declared the first cultural capital. you can see how beautiful thisvilly is.

you have the cliff where the buddhas were carved and hundreds of caves where the monks lived. it was a trading hub on the old silk road between the east and west. culture ministers from across south asia were expected to attend. at the last minute they cancelled. the local government believed it was because of security. >> translation: the government of afghanistan is keen to bring international tourists here. they'll do the maximum to ensure they were safe. they have indoorsed their decision and they will help them bringing the tourists from south countries. for the in august ration 2,000 african security forces have been brought in to protect less than 200 government officials. >> the security is different to other prove since, we have a high security alert based on the threats from neighbouring

regions, areas boarding the area are not safe. >> a few kilometres from where the buddhas stood or sat are the ruins of the citadel. it was destroyed by gang as carn. the battle so violent tofs called the city of screams. here tourism can't develop until afghanistan is secure. >> now it's the capital of culture attracting. but the main problem here is roads are not safe we don't have an airport. it's not easy for tourists to get here. the title of cultural capital may remind people that deep in the mountains is a lush valley where buddhism flourished and travellers revved under the gaze of statues. the next bulletin is coming

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